Co-sponsored by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and MSCR
The Art Cart is a free, traveling art program that provides creative, outdoor art-making experiences to children ages 3+ and their families. Activities include both group and individual projects, with a variety of materials. During a typical summer, Friday afternoons features plaster casting on the beach and the third the week of July features the re-painting of the Vilas Park Shoe — a Madison tradition!
Download the 2023 Art Cart schedule
Art Cart does not typically operate in inclement weather including heavy rain, high winds, storms, etc.
Mobile Meet Up
Art Cart & Fit2Go meet up several times this summer. Visit and participate in two, free mobile recreation programs.
2023 Meet up withs FIT2GO
- 6/13 Mobile Madison Event at Brittingham Park 5-8pm
- 6/15 Mobile Madison Event at Elver Park 5-8pm
- 6/20 at Aldo Leopold Park 5-7:30pm
- 6/21 at Capitol View Farmers Market 5-7pm
- 6/30 at Olin Beach 9am-12pm
- 7/11 at The Glen Golf Park 9am-12pm
- 7/12 at Meadowood Park 5-7:30pm – canceled due to weather
- 7/14 at Bernie’s Beach 9-12am
- 7/18 at Vilas (Henry) Park 9am-12pm
- 7/19 at Vilas (Henry) Park 5-7:30pm
- 7/31 at Badger Park 1-4pm
- 8/4 at Warner Beach 9am-12pm
- 8/7 at Haen Family Park 1-4pm
- 8/9 at Elvehjem Park 1-4pm
- 8/15 at Lake Edge Park 9am-12pm
- 8/16 at Hammersley Park 5-7:30pm
- 6/17 Warner Beach 9am-12pm
- 6/22 Meadowood Park 4:30-7:30pm
- 6/24 Olbrich Beach 9am-12pm
- 6/27 Allied Park 4:30-7:30pm
- 7/1 Tenney Beach 9am-12pm
- 7/6 Badger Park 1pm-3:45pm
- 7/7 Owl Creek Park 1-3:45pm
- 7/12 Vilas (Henry) Park 9am-12pm
- 7/13 Vilas (Henry) Park 4:30-7:30pm
- 7/22 Bernie’s Beach 9am-12pm
- 7/27 Warner Park – Trailsway 4:30-7:30pm
- 8/3 Meadowood Park 4:30-7:30pm
- 8/17 Meadowood Park 4:30-7:30pm
Mobile Madison
Mobile Madison
FIT2GO & Art Cart are a part of a new collaboration called Mobile Madison. The Mobile Madison group consists of the following organizations’ mobile programs:
- MSCR & Madison Museum of Contemporary Art – Art Cart
- Madison Reading Project – Big Red Reading Bus
- Department of Natural Resources- Fishmobile
- Dane County Library Service & Madison Public Library – Dream Bus
- City of Madison Parks Division- Sina Davis Movies in the Park
- REAP Food Group – UpRoot Food Truck
- Madison Metropolitan School District – Play & Learn
- Madison Children’s Museum Roadshow
This group works collaboratively to bring free, mobile activities to a multitude of Madison neighborhoods, prioritizing areas of need. Member organizations work together with stakeholders to broaden the reach of our services to best benefit the Madison community. Go to Mobile Madison for more collaborative events and meetups.
For more information, call 608-442-1340 or email mkberg@madison.k12.wi.us.
Mobile Madison Events 2023
- Tuesday, June 13 at Brittingham Park (5-8pm) Movie at 6:45pm
- Thursday, June 15 at Elver Park (5-8pm) Movie at 6:45pm
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